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Scott Baggett visits a child in the hospital with LaVie the service dog.
Voices of Hope | 5.22.26

Mobility Matters: William Scott Baggett Answers 9 Powerful Questions

Living with Post Polio Syndrome (PPS), Scott had to retire from his multi-decade career and 6,000 volunteer hours visiting kids to provide life-changing canine therapy. Scott knew his medical challenges couldn’t be the end of his commitment to helping and healing others.

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A big smile and wave from Kelson Williams as he sits in his manual wheelchair next to his service dog Gus and service dog Dolly Pawton at Abilities Expo NY 2026.
Voices of Hope | 5.22.26

From Discouraged to Funded: Kelson Williams

As of May 2026, the campaign in Kelson’s honor has raised over $20,000.

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Voices of Hope | 5.11.26

Funding a Van & Lifelong Support: Paul Mustol

With overwhelming generosity from Paul’s community, Help Hope Live funded an accessible van through the fundraising campaign in Paul’s honor.

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Scott Hughes seated in his manual wheelchair with his dog Karma and the text Mobility Matters.

Hope, Humor, and Good Karma: Mobility Matters with Scott Hughes

Living with spina bifida, Scott is a proud dog dad to beautiful Karma, a gamer, a Star Wars and fantasy fan, and a comedy-lover who always has a joke at the ready.

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A graphic reads Mobility Matters with a Help Hope Live logo in the lower right corner. The text is framed with a golden and orange sunbeam graphic.
Trending News | 5.1.26

Mobility Month Is Here!

May is here, and that means it’s time to celebrate Mobility Awareness Month! In this post, we’ll share some interesting statistics about mobility and disability and give you some options for further reading to join us in our celebrations.

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Pictured prior to a 2025 aneurysm, Jovita McConnell is seated in a chair wearing glasses with short red-brown hair.

‘Jovita Strong’ 5K as Tukwila rallies for ‘miracle’ recovery from brain aneurysm: Jovita McConnell

We were grateful to see that three local news outlets covered the story of Jovita McConnell, a loving mom and active community member fundraising with Help Hope Live following a life-changing aneurysm.

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Artist, student fundraising for ‘one life-changing van’: Yonan Matti

When we first reached out to Yonan’s local media in early March, over $4,000 had been raised in his honor. Today, we’re happy to share that the funds raised in his honor have surpassed $9,000.

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He says ‘one day’ he’ll play again: Logan Reese

Logan has been living with paralysis since transverse myelitis took him and his family by surprise overnight in March 2025.

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Fundraising for wheelchair-accessible van to reclaim his independence: Scott Anthony Hughes

As he has grown older, Scott has become unable to safely transfer himself and his mobility equipment into a standard vehicle. That’s why he turned to Help Hope Live to start fundraising for an accessible van.

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Uniting to Fight Paralysis – and Playing a Little Rugby

We attended the Unite 2 Fight Paralysis 20th annual conference and participated in the 2026 Rugby Rave.

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